Barack Obama Gives Dancing Tips For Cool Dads Everywhere

Leave it to former President Barack Obama to make us nostalgic for bad dance moves. (Were times ever so simple?) The first preview for the upcoming Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman — on which Obama will appear as a guest— was just released, and people on the Internet are already obsessed with his return to television.

In a short clip from the episode, which debuts on January 12, Obama gives some tips for dads who are trying to bust a move and casually name drops Prince. "This was probably three or four months before he died," the 44th president explains, referring to Prince like it's the most casual moment ever. "And Prince asked Sasha to come up and dance, and she's an excellent dancer. Then Sasha pulls me up, which surprises me because she always mocks my dance moves. I have dad moves," he adds.

But, like everything else in life, the former president has a strategy for how not to embarrass your daughter in front of Prince. "I think the key is what we call 'staying in the pocket.' I think everyone here knows dads who get out of the pocket. And they're trying stuff that they can't really pull off...they start doing karate kicks and all that stuff." Of course, the king of dad jokes also has great "dad moves." Safe to say Obama is not a karate-kick kind of guy.

Letterman's new talk show was announced earlier this month and will air monthly with a new guest on every episode. After Obama, George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Tina Fey, and Jay-Z are all scheduled to appear — clearly, the show really lives up to its title. The debut episode will be the first time 44 will appear on TV since he left office almost exactly one year ago. Just think: a whole hour of new Obama content awaits us all.